Born: 21 January 1906

Born in: Wardley Colliery, Northumberland

Died: 1974

Other clubs: Spennymoor United (1927-29), Gateshead (1929-30), Southport (1932), Jarrow (1932-34)

Signed from: Gateshead

Joined Liverpool: £1,500, 30.12.1930

Debut: 03 Jan 1931

Final appearance: 12 Sep 1931

Contract until: 06.01.1932

League: Apps / Goals: 5 / 0

All Competitions: Apps / Goals: 5 / 0

Player Profile

Barkas scored 15 goals in 21 games for South Shields in Third Division North in the 1929/30 season. Financial struggles forced the club to move to neighbourhood town, Gateshead, where the council was eager to acquire a football team. Barkas had netted seven in 19 matches for aptly-named Gateshead in 1930/31 when Liverpool made their move. He played five matches over a period of nine months before joining Southport in 1932. Henry Brown Barkas or "Harry", as he was better known, came from a footballing family and his brothers Jimmy, Tommy, Ned and Sam were all professional footballers. Sam captained England three times.